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FZNT27 KNHC 182007
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
407 PM EDT Wed Apr 18 2018

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...An east to west ridge across the northern Gulf
waters will shift east ahead of a cold front entering the
northwest gulf tonight. The front will stall from southwest
Florida to south Texas on Fri, then lift back north as a weak
warm front on Sat ahead of a second cold front reaching the
Texas coast late Sat night. The second cold front will reach
from the western Florida Panhandle to the SW Gulf on Sun night,
and from Tampa Bay to the Yucatan Peninsula on on Mon.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. 
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.